Recording: Carlie Howell

Artist: Carlie Howell

Song: Best Laid Plans

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), October 8, 2023.

Carlie Howell - Best Laid Plans

In an act of spontaneous generosity, Randi Helmers and Rob Clutton offered the remaining time at the end of their Sweet Session afternoon gig to double bassist Carlie Howell (who just happened to be in town and hanging out at The Tranzac) who closed out the afternoon with a three-song mini-set. A couple originals (including this first offering, recorded as a duo with guitarist Harley Card) was rounded out by a stirring Beverly Glenn-Copeland cover, which you can hear over on youtube:

Recording: Ronley Teper & The Lipliners

Artist: Ronley Teper & The Lipliners

Song: Women in Space

Recorded at The Tranzac's Main Hall (Women From Space Festival 2022 – Night 3), April 30, 2022.

Ronley Teper & The Lipliners - Women in Space

For the past three years, the Women From Space Festival has been an excellent encapsulation of its moment. Coming on the cusp of the First Big Lockdown, the 2020 Festival is remembered by many as the last event of the beforetimes, while last year's "hologram edition" was an elegant solution to the flatness of livestreams. And now, this year's Festival had to bear all the relief and angst of "returning to live" at this uncertain mid-point of the pandemic. Presented with joy and community spirit over four nights, the Festival was a chance to run into seldom-seen familiar faces and to hear a dizzying variety of sounds.

Ronley Teper brought a fabulous lineup of Lipliners (Tania Gill, keys; Sarah Shugarman, violin; Carlie Howell, bass; Nicole Rampersaud, trumpet; and Tim Posgate, banjo/guitar) to tackle a couple old faves, some arguments from last year's Everyone Loves A Good Story, and this improvised science fair project in the spirit of the Festival hosting the set.